Best thing is to avoid all downloaders - they are unnecessary. If you happen to be using cracks or torrents then you are bound to get a virus sooner or letter so it is best to keep your important stuff backed up.

Thank you for the response. The link you identified is very clear and explicit.

However, I think my question was not as precise as it should have been. The software file I downloaded is an executable ".exe" file with the title I first posted. I have not run the file as yet, and my AVG virus software flagged it as a "downloader ... " Trojan horse.

So my real question is: how can I determine if this a false positive or actually a Trojan horse? The website is rated safe by AVG, I have used it previously with no problems, and I did pay for the software, so it seems to me it may well be a false positive. But then again, I do not want to install a Trojan horse!

When googling 0003326_020313_x86sw.exe this thread is the only link that shows up. Most legitimate files have been previously commented on and will show a lot of hits in a search engine. So that makes it questionable.

What is the file supposed to be? I don't even want to go to that site to check it out, just in case.

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